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Zechariah — personal name meaning 'Yah has remembered,' borne by over a dozen individuals in the Hebrew Bible
Zekharyahu (longer form) and Zekharyah (shorter form) is one of the most common theophoric names in the Hebrew Bible, combining zakhar ('to remember') with the divine name Yah to produce 'the LORD has remembered.' Its 41 occurrences under this lemma encompass at least a dozen distinct individuals. The most historically significant include: Zechariah son of Jeroboam II, the last king of Jehu's dynasty assassinated after a six-month reign (2 Kgs 14:29; 15:8-11); the father of Hezekiah's mother Abi (2 Kgs 18:2); a priestly witness in Isaiah's time (Isa 8:2); and several Levitical musicians and gatekeepers under David (1 Chr 15:18, 20; 26:2, 11). The postexilic prophet Zechariah son of Berechiah belongs to a separate lemma. The name's popularity testifies to its theological resonance: God remembers his people.
Senses
1. Zechariah (proper noun) — The proper masculine name Zekharyahu/Zekharyah ('Yah has remembered'), shared by numerous individuals spanning the monarchic and postexilic periods. Key bearers include the brief Israelite king assassinated by Shallum (2 Kgs 15:8-11), the maternal grandfather of Hezekiah (2 Kgs 18:2), Isaiah's witness (Isa 8:2), several Levites and musicians (1 Chr 15:18, 20; 26:2, 11), and officials under Jehoshaphat and Uzziah (2 Chr 17:7; 26:5). Greek Zacharias, Spanish 'Zacarias,' French 'Zacharie' preserve the name across translation traditions. 41×
AR["زَكَريّا", "زَكَرِيَا", "زَكَرِيَّا", "زَكَرْيا", "زَكَرْيَا", "زَكَرْيَاهُو"]·ben["জখরিয়", "সখরিয়", "সখরিয়কে", "সখরিয়া", "সখরিয়াহু", "সখরিয়ের"]·DE["Sacharja", "Secharja"]·EN["Zechariah", "Zekharyah", "Zekharyahu"]·FR["Zacharie"]·heb["זכריה", "זכריהו"]·HI["जकर्याह", "जकर्याह-का", "जकर्याहू", "ज़करयाह", "ज़कर्या", "ज़कर्याह", "ज़कर्याहू"]·ID["Zakharia"]·IT["Zaccaria"]·jav["Zakharia", "Zakharyahu", "Zekarya", "Zékharya"]·KO["스가랴", "스가랴을", "스가랴후", "스가리야", "쌀가리야", "쌀가리야의", "즈가랴와"]·PT["Zecharyah", "Zekaryah", "Zekharyah", "Zekharyahu"]·RU["Захарию", "Захария", "Зехарья", "Зехарьягу", "Зехарьяху", "Зхарьяху"]·ES["Pasjur", "Zacarías", "Zecaryahu", "Zekharyah", "a-Zacarías"]·SW["Zekaria", "Zekariya"]·TR["Zekarya", "Zekarya'ya", "Zekarya'yı", "Zekeriya", "Zekeriya'nın"]·urd["زکریاہ"]
2 Kgs 14:29, 2 Kgs 15:8, 2 Kgs 15:11, 2 Kgs 18:2, 1 Chr 5:7, 1 Chr 9:21, 1 Chr 9:37, 1 Chr 15:18, 1 Chr 15:20, 1 Chr 15:24, 1 Chr 16:5, 1 Chr 24:25 (+29 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† זְכַרְיָהוּ oftener זְכַרְיָה n.pr.m. (Sab. ידֿכראל DHMEpigr. Denkm. 43) 𝔊 Ζαχαρια(ς), etc.:— 1. זכריהו, king of Isr., son of Jerob. II, 2 K 15:8 = זכריה 14:29; 15:11. 2. זכריהו, father of Hezekiah’s mother 2 Ch 29:1 = זכריה 2 K 18:2. 3. זכריהו, contemporary of Isaiah Is 8:2. 4. זכריהו, a Reubenite 1 Ch 5:7. 5. זכריה, a Benjamite 1 Ch 9:37 (𝔊 Ζαχαρια, A Ζαχχουρ 𝔊L Ζεχρει) = זָ֑כֶר 1 Ch 8:31…